Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Board of Supervisors.


The Board met yesterday, all the men,
bers being present. The minutes were
read and approved.
A communication was received from
Sheriff NJ. NJ. Drew, requesting the Board
to have the wall of the County Jail yard
raised to prevent the escape of prisoners.
The Chairman of the Committee on Public
Buildings was instructed to make the ne
cessary Improvements.
James Coyle appeared before the Board
and claimed damages for injury to his
lands in Road District No. g. Referred to
the Chairman of the Committee on Roads
and Bridges.
Mr.. McMullen introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted;
WHEREAS, The Board of Supervisors of Placer
county has called the attention of the Super
visors of this county to the imperfect bounda-
ries or dividing lines between the two counties
and we believe 1t to be the duty of the State TO
maintain the boundaries thereof; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Surveyor-General be re-
quested to appoint practical surveyor from
each county to re-establish said boundaries at
the expense of the State of California.
A petition of Joseph Heintz and others,
for a change of boundaries of the School
District in American Township, was read
and by unanimous vote of the Board re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and
Schools.
The reports of C. NJ. Chapman, Overseer
of Road District No. G. and R. J. Ferguson,
0verseer of Road District No. 10, were
filed and referred to the Committee on
Roads and Bridges.
Mr.. jackson moved that ]. Frank Clark,
County Coroner, be granted sixty days
leave of absence from the county. Granted
hu unaninnOna unfa
Mr.. Bates offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved. That hereafter the Auditor must not
draw his warrant for any demands on the
county treasury, allowed by this Board of Super
yisors, until the same has the approval of the
Chairman of this Board of Supervisors on the
same.
This resolution created breezy argu-
ment, in which Messrs. McMullen and
Bates had the leading parts, the former
considering it as reflection upon himself,
he being Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee, but this Mr.. Bates denied
Mr.. Jackson considered the proposed sig
nature unnecessary, giving his rea-
sons. Mr.. Ross and the Presi-
dent considered a signature or stamp,
showing that the bill had been read before
the Board and approved, good idea it
could not do any harm, and might be of
from at some time making its way acct
dentally among those that had been lead
and approved.
Mr.. Ross moved the adoption of the res
olution, Mr.. Bates seconding the motion.
Mr.. McMullen interposed point of
order that the resolution was out of order,
for the reason that the duties of the County
Auditor are clearly defined by law.
The Chair declared the point of order
not well taken, on the ground that the
Board was the Judge of its own action in
such matters.
The discussion was resumed and con-
tinued at considerable length, some of the
members asserting that bills approved had
already. under the rule in use, three sigma
lures appended attesting the fact-those Of
the Chairman of the committee to which
ii was referred, the Chairman of the FL
nance Committee and the Clerk of the
Board.
Others held that it would do no harm for
the Chairman to indorse in some manner,
every bill read and approved, as a pre-
ventive against possible accident
Finally, the following resolution, sug-
gested by the President, was accepted by
Mr.. Bates as a substitute and unanimously
adopted
Resolved, That the Chairman of this Board be
and is hereby instructed to procure stamp and
stamp each demand approved and allowed
by the Board at the time such demand is al
lowed.
E. J. Upham and James Dexter, pre-
viously appointed as judges for an election
of Trustees in Swamp Land District No.
341, appeared and qualified.